Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs - a special addition to your home

When designers starting thinking about the dining room, the first key elements that consider are the choice of dining table and Biedermeier chairs as they act as the fulcrum for the visual elements of thee design.

They are also the ergonomic centre of all activity in the dining room.

Biedermeier dining chairs need to be strong enough to use to a daily basis unless its a showpiece dining room that doesn't get that much use.

The chairs seats need to be comfortable and at a sensible height and the design needs to be both eye catching and functional.

Thats why designers often opt for Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs in sets of 4 , 6 , 8 or 10.

Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs are very elegant in visual terms with a neoclassical-inspiration pieces from early 19th century France and they manage to reflect both simplicity and sophistication at the same time .

They typically feature light-colored woods like birch, elm, or alder with marquetry inlays and hghly flamed and quilted golden birch or mahogany veneers that are finished in a rich french polish.

The backrests of Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs unless the rare square back, follow graceful and flowing lines with gently curved backrests shaped like a classic Napoleon hat.

Their legs are most often and tapered or turned in a sabre style with a gentle forward arc to them that makes them very sexy.

In comparison to their German and Austrian cousins, the Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs favour restraint and clean lines focusing on neat, balanced proportions rather than ostentatious heavy carvings.

Where they win is the traditional and deeply upholstered webbed seats that are filled with horsehair and natural fibre. This gives a superb sitting experience and the seat is finished to a perfect dome. It looks so eegant and takes both old school and modern fabrics with equal aplomb.

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